Program
Join the Eastern Wind Symphony in Kendall Hall on the campus of The College of New Jersey for a unique performance of symphonic works INSPIRED by jazz greats. Selections include jazz favorites, a salute to American jazz, and Frank Ticheli’s Concerto for Clarinet, performed by Marueen Hurd, head of the woodwind program at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. The program includes:
Afrospire by Bakhari S. Nokuri, inspired by Chick Corea and Stan Kenton
Mambo Furioso by Brant Karrick inspired by TIto Puente
Lost Vegas by Michel Daugherty inspired by Peggy Lee, Elvis, and Bobby Darin
Concerto for Clarinet by Frank Ticheli, inspired by Gershwin, Copland, and Bernstein, performed by Maureen Hurd
Black Tie Blu Bop by J. Scott Mackenzie, inspired by Bela Fleck
Salute to American Jaz by Samme Nestico, inspired by Ellington, Handy, etc
Swing Swing Swing by John Williams, inspired by Gene Krupa
